Safety wheel guard



April 5,1921. 1,623,849

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Patented pr. 5, 1927.

Lazise CHARLES F. ORB-IGK, F MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS.

SAFETY VHEEL GUARD.

Application filed December 2, 1926. Serial No. 152,219.

This invention aims to provide novel means `tor holding an automobileWheel on the spindle Whereon the Wheel turns, and aims to provide meanswhereby the Wheel is guarded and protected against being` struckaccidentally.

It is Within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

lilith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement ot' parts and in the details ot construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseen'ibodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made Wit-hin thescope of what is claimed, Without departing -from the sp it oit theinven tion.

In the drawings Figurel shows in elevation, a device construc-ted inaccordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation showing the inside oi' the Wheel and attendantparts, portions being in section;

Figure 3 is a top lan;

Figure 4 is a sectional detail enlarged from Figure 3.

The numeral 1 indicates the forks of the :front axle ot an automobile,the forks 1 being provided with a bearing member 2 on which a sleeve 3is mounted to turn, the sleeve 3 carrying an outstanding axle end l. itWheel 5 is journaled kon the axle end l, the hub of the Wheel beingdesignated by the numeral G, and the hub cap being shown at 7.

rlhe foregoing is the usual front Wheel construction ot an` automobile,and no novelty is claimed for it, saving in so far as it may enter intopat-entable combinations with parts hereinafter described.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a loop-shaped member 8of such size that the wheel 5 may be received in it, With ample room forthe Wheel to turn. The loop-shaped metal member includes an innersection 9 and an outer section 10,'the outer section 10 having curvedends 11 and 12, the end 12 of the outer member 10 being con nected by ahinge 14.- to one end oi' the inner member 9. The curved part. 12 ot theouter member 10 carries a. keeper 15, adapted to be extended detachablythrough the adjacent inclined end portion 16 of the inner member 9. yThrough the keeper 15 may be inserted a bolt or the like, shown at 17,and serving to hold the keeper 15 against Withdrawal :trom the endportion16 ot the inner section or member 9. The loop-shaped member 8 isdisposed at tlie greatest diameter of the Wheel 5, and, as shown at 18,the outer section 10 slopesoutvvardly, so as to clear the hub cap 7, asshown in Figure 3. A retainer, preferably in the form of a U-shapcdmetal strap 19 is engaged about the sleeve 3 to hold the "U-shapedmember 8 in place, the strap 19 ha ving end portions 2O which areattached by securing elements 21 to the inner section 9. For the sake ofstrength, the outer section 10 is Widest at its forward end, as shown at22 in Figure 1. As it eX4 tends rearwardly, the outer section 10 tapers,as at 28, and then broadens as at 9A, at a point opposite to the hub cap7. Thence, the member 1() tapers as at 25, to its rear end. The generalconstruction last-above clescribed results in an economy of metal, sincemost metal used Where strength is needed.

The device is so constructed'that it will protect the wheel 5 againstblows, and also prevent the Wheel from running o' the axle end l, shouldthe usual securing means jfor holding V'the Wheel rotatably on the axleend Ll become ineiiective. When access to the Wheel 5 is desired, thekeeper 15 can be disengaged from the part 16, after the bolt 17 has beenremoved, and the outer section 10 can be swung to an open position onthe hinge 14.

Vhat is claimed is 1. In a. device of the class described, a member, inthe form or' a closed loop1 and means for holding a vehicle Wheel torrotation Within said member.

2. In a vdevice of the class described, a membery in the form of aclosed loop and means for holding said member in `place about a VehicleWheel for lateral swinging movement with the Wheel in steering.

3. In a device of the class described, a loop-shaped member includinginner and outer sections, means for hingedly connecting the saidsections, means for holding the sections against opening movement onsaid means, and mechanism connected to vthe inner section for holdingrthe loop-shaped member in place about a Vehicle Wheel.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy Signature.

CHARLES F. ORRICK.

